It's hard to lose weight when you're dining on the company's money.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Expenses covered by an employer reduce personal financial motivation to save money.
- In plain terms
- It is easy to eat well when someone else pays.
- What can you take from it?
- Personal cost creates accountability.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who benefits from this expense?
- Does cost change behavior?
Another view
Business expenses serve legitimate operational purposes.
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